The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-25


Trinity P. E. Church. Observation-Disclosures
Sunday at IL a. m. and p. M; Wednesday at 4
D. M; Friday, Bible Reading, at p. m. Luther
Vile on Sunday, at 40 p. IN.
Eutaao M P. Chmea, Hartford Road.-Preaching
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. M. Gill, at
II a. m. All invited.
saters' Baptist wcA.-Preaching every Sun
day by the pastor, Rev. w. ]. Nicoll, at Saters'
Baptist Church, at II m, and at Pikesvile Bap-
fist Church at p. m.
EPSON N. P. Church, Topsonto,on.
on Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. l.. Elderdice,
at 1880 a. m. Prayer meetings every Sunday and
Tuesday nights, at o'clock.
The 4th of July falls this year on Monday.
"A rich marble altar is being placed in St.
Thomas's Catholic Church, Hampden.
The public schools of the county close for
the summer vacation on Thursday, June Both.
Hail fell in some sections of the county on
Saturday last, but not enough to do any damage
The Church Extension Society of the Meth
odist Protestant Church is about to establish
mission at Waverly, Baltimore county
On Sunday last Bishop Paret confirmed
class of eight persons at the Church of Redeemer,
(Rev. Geo. c. Stokes, rector Charles street avenue
in readjusting the salaries of the Presiden-
tial postofices in Maryland that Of the office at
Towsontown remains the same as heretofore
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is man who can neither read nor write 8
proper person to serve on jury? This is ques-
ton that good many people would like to have
Answered.
The County Commissioners this week or
dered the establishment of a new precinct in the
18th district, with the voting place at Changers
Hall, Patapsco Neck.
Application has been made to the Post
Office Department for the establishment of post
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John Ridgely as postmaster.
-Epworth M. E. Church, on Belt avenue, in
Baltimore county, was dedicated by Bishop An
drews on Tuesday evening. 1t is a frame build
ing, 3Ox45 feet, and cost ST 400.
Mr.. William H. Ford, a well-known citizen
of Woodbury., died on Saturday last, aged 46
wears. He was a member of Pickering Lodge of
Masons and other secret orders.
The summer time table of the Western
MARYLAND railroad went into effect last Sunday.
The Pen-Mar excursion train will leave Hillen
Station at OILS a. m, daily, except Sunday.
Mr.. Fl. G. Zoll is now sole proprietor OF the
livery stable and express business at Waverly.
He is an enterprising and reliable business man
and deserves the success he is meeting with.
The engine and other apparatus for boring
Towsontown's artesian we'll arrived here on Mon
day and the work of boring was commenced this
week and will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. Ollie, widow of the late August Ohle,
died at her home, Homestead, Baltimore county,
on Tuesday, aged Ga years. She leaves family
of nine grown children-six sons and three daugh-
tiers.
The Baltimore Sun of Tuesday reports the
sale of large lot of suburban property on and
near the line of the Maryland Central road, all of
which was published in The UNION several weeks
ago.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
Baltimore county, at its meeting on Thursday,
fixed Friday and Saturday, July 22d and 23d, as
the days upon which primary meetings will be
held.
The Towson Guards on Tuesday night were
measured for their new regulation helmets, which
will be ready before the company goes to Hagers-
town in August to participate in the State en-
campment.
The crack baseball team of Woodbury.,
Baltimore county, went to Frederick on Tuesday
and played game with the association team Of
that city, resulting in victory for the latter by
score of to 8.
The estate of the late Alex. II. Stump, in
Green Spring Valley, containing S13 acres, with a
mansion upon it that is said to have cost $780,
was offered at public sale on Tuesday and with
drawn on bid of $1,000.
A trucker in the 18th district, who has
thirty acres in gooseberries, only got ninety bush
els of fruit this season. Owing to the almost en-
tire failure of the crop they were very high and
he sold his at $40 bushel.
"A large and very handsome sign, in black
and gold, with the words "Maryland Central
on both sides, has been placed on the comb of the
roof of the new station at Boundary avenue, add
ing much to its appearance.
Mr.. James Corse died at the residence of
his nephew, Mr.. Robt. S. Corse, near Owings'
Mills, 4th district, on the 18th inst, in the 10th
year of his age. He was bachelor and q mem
Der of the Society of Friends.
"A truck farmer near Baltimore, who has a
lot of black currants on his place, sold his crop
last year at SIS a bushel. This year the crop was
q failure. These currants are used in the manu-
facture of some kind of medicine.
In the Circuit Court here on Saturday last
the motion for a new trial in the case Of Adolph
Rose VS.. the BALTIC. & Ohio R. R. Company, was
overruled. Rose lately obtained verdict against
the company for damages for personal injuries.
Mr.. John Hubner, of the LIST district, who
has not been well for some time, was at Atlantic
City with his family for fortnight Mr.. Hubner
was member of the last Legislature from Balti-
more county and is a candidate for denomination.
The marshal of the county police and his
subordinates have been directed by the County
Commissioners to pay closer attention to the SAN
itary condition of their respective beats and to
port at least once month to the sanitary inspec-
tors.
Daniel Pratt who called himself "The Great
American Traveller" and who paid several visits
to Towsontown while tramping it through the
country, died in hospital in Boston, last Sunday.
He was very old and poor and had no known rel
atives.
Rev. Cleland Kenlaw Nelson, who was
many years ago rector of st. AIMS Church,
Annapolis, and at one time vice-president of St.
Johns College, preached at Trinity P. E. Church,
Towsontawn, on Sunday last, to large congre-
cation.
The Druid Hill Park Commissioners have
purchased from Messrs. Poole & Hunt of Wood
berry, for $500, lot of about one-third of an
acre, forming an angle near Prospect Hill. The
lot has on it quarry of rotten rock, which is to
be used for the park roads.
The officers of the Amber social club, in
dicted for selling liquor Sunday, were tried in
the Circuit Court here on Wednesday and acquit-
ted. Mr.. c. Louis Cross, member Of the late
Grand Jury, is secretary of this club and was in
dicted with the other officers.
The County Commissioners of Baltimore
and Howard counties met at Leicester on Tuesday
afternoon and accepted the new iron bridge over
the Patapsco at that point, which was built joint
" by the two counties. The bridge is substan-
tial structure and cost 50, 800.
The report of County Treasurer Hebb for
the month of May makes the following exhibit: :
Cash ON hand April 31st, $17,666.09; receipts
from all sources during the month, including bal
ance, $1SO,29O.44; disbursements, 22,S3542;
balance on hand June LIST, $157, 455.02.
One of the beer gardens in the LIST district
that was lately "pulled" by the county police,
last Sunday had its stage draped in black, with
a black coffin bearing in white letters the follow
in German: emusic is Dead" Eight large dolls,
dressed in mourning, were sitting around and
were supposed to represent the mourners.
Mr.. Henry L. Bowen, insurance agent,
Towsontown, has opened an Office at Gainesville,
with Mr.. John w. Heitchew, Jr., as agent and
solicitor. Mr.. Bowen is now doing very large
business in insurance in Baltimore county, repre-
senting several of the strongest companies.
The Maryland Central railroad authorities
are about to build station house and waiting
room at Loeb Raven. The large amount of money
expended on the immense pavilion at that place
might as we'll have been thrown into the Gunpow-
der 1t has never been either useful or ornamen-
tai.
Mr.. Arthur Emory, Of Baltimore, has been
appointed committee to take charge of the track,
stables, &C., at Pimlico, and will grant permits to
trainers and others to use the free of charge
The grounds and buildings, except the club house,
are to be kept open at all times for the use Of the
public.
Joe Jefferson, the young cOlored scamp in
dicted for assaulting two little school girls on
Jenkins's lane, near the Hartford road, was tried
before Judge Fowler on Tuesday and convicted.
His counsel tried to get him off on the plea that
he was under fourteen years ofage, but the scheme
did not work.